| articulate |
able to speak or express oneself in a clear way. |
| climatic |
of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| fissure |
a narrow crevice or other opening, especially one caused by splitting. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| strident |
harsh-sounding or loud; raucous; grating. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |